(2025-08-23). ICRC response in Southern Syria: Operational update. icrc.org 15 July to 15 August 2025…
(2025-08-23). Trump nominates close aide Sergio Gor as next US ambassador to India. geo.tv 
Sergio Gor at a rally for Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York. —Reuters/File
(2025-08-23). Shared wartime history unites nations. ecns.cn Chinese Ambassador to the US Xie Feng talks with a guest at the Chinese embassy in Washington on Wednesday at an art exhibition marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
(2025-08-22). Iran Condemns Israel's Ongoing Aggression Against Syria. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran has condemned Israel's repeated attacks on Syria, denouncing them as violations of international law and a grave threat to regional peace and security.
(2025-08-22). From ISIS to Government: al-Sharaa's Deadly Sectarian Rule in Syria. thealtworld.com Josh Landis, director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma, discusses the brutal massacres of Druze and Alawite communities in Syria by the HTS-backed interim government led by former ISIS and al-Qaeda commander Ahmad al-Sharaa. | Despite al-Sharaa's attempts to distance himself from the violence, Landis makes clear that these killings were carried out by al-Sharaa's own forces, not rogue militias, as part of a sectarian campaign that deepens Syria's fragmentation. |
(2025-08-22). Israel, HTS Plan US-Backed 'Security Deal' Amid Ongoing Syrian Strikes. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Israeli regime and the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) are preparing to sign a so-called "security agreement" in September, even as Tel Aviv intensifies its assaults against Syria, according to regional media reports.